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Knee osteoarthritis. advisable to add ankle weights when doing strengthening exercises like straight leg raise?
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Light weights: Wouldn't be bad, but use light weights - only a couple of pounds on each ankle. And use well controlled slow movements - don't jerk the weights up quickly as you'll potentially hurt your knees.
Answered 9/29/2016
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